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| /pɜːl/ |
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| 1 | C a small round jewel that is white and shiny and that grows inside the shell of an oyster 珍珠 |
| a string of pearls 一串珍珠 |
| a pearl necklace 珍珠项链 |
| | 1a | an artificial jewel like this 人造珍珠 | |
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| 2 | U a hard substance that is inside some shells and looks shiny like a pearl 珍珠母 |
| pearl buttons 珠母纽扣 |
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| 3 | C usually singular someone or something considered very good , valuable , or beautiful 珍贵（或美丽）的人（或物） |
| Singapore is sometimes described as the pearl of the Orient. 新加坡有时被形容成东方之珠。 |
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| 4 | C old-fashioned a stupid remark made by someone that is very funny 滑稽的蠢话 |
| He came out with some absolute pearls. 他说出了几句极其滑稽可笑的蠢话。 |
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| - | cast pearls before swine
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| to offer something good or helpful to someone who does not value it |
| 明珠暗投；对牛弹琴 |
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| - | pearls of wisdom humorous
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| things that someone says when they are trying to seem wiseThis phrase usually shows that you think what someone has said sounds stupid . |
| 睿智的言论（通常表示认为某人所说的话听起来很愚蠢） |
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